Belt life guard



June 1 1926 1,587,476 G. DI GIOVANN] BELT LIFE GUARD Filed Feb. 27 1925/V VEN TOR GQETQNODJGJOV By M A TTORNE YS Patented June 1, 1926,

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BELT LIFE GUARD.

Application filed February This invention relates to life preservingapparatus and particularly to an improved belt life-guard or preserverand has for an object the provision of a construction wherein the devicemay be quickly and easily applied to a window frame and quickly andeasily removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a life-guard adaptedparticularly for guarding persons cleaning the outside of windows, thestructure being such that free movement of the person may be had while abracing and protecting member holds the person against falling.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an elevatior of part of a windowshowing a life-guard mounted there on, disclosing an embodiment of theinvention.

Figure 2- is a top plan View on an enlarged scale of the guard shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in section showing oneof the supporting brackets and the way the other members are connectedthereto.

Figure 41 is a fragmentary top plan View of one end of a modified formof belt and associated parts to that shown in Figure 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates abuilding of any desired kind having a window frame 2 in which there areprovided upper and lower sashes 3 and 4. hen it is desired to wash theglass in these sashes exteriorly, the lifeguard 5 is mounted as shown inFigure 1 and then the person may readily sit on the sill 6 with the backagainst the guard and in this position have ready access to the outsideof the window. The guard 5 is provided with a belt or strap 7 offlexible material, as for instance, leather, though metal might be usedif preferred. The strap 7, which may be leather, rubber, metal or othermaterial, is bent back upon itself at each end so as to present loops 8and 9 which accommodate the pintle sections 10 and 11 of the links 12and 13. Each of the links 12 and 13 is provided with arms 14 and 15 andeach of said arms is provided with an eye 16 at their inner ends, eachof said eyes firmly clamping a tubular member 17, which tubular membersare flared at the top and bottom as shown particularly in Figure 3.

27, 1925. Serial No. 12 ,139.

The respective tubular members for the links are slidingly fitted overthe upstanding pintle section 18 of the respective brackets 19, whichbrackets are preferably provided with a threaded end 20 whereby they maybe readily screwed into the window frame.

hen leaning back against the strap 7, the same will conform somewhat tothe shape of the body and also by having the loops 8 and 9 arranged asshown in Figure 2 a pivotal action may be secured to accommodate thepressure as the same shifts with the movement of the body during thewashing of the window. here the strap 7 is of leather or othercomparatively soft material, wearing loops or bands 21 and 22 arearranged in loops 8 and 9 to take care of the friction, said wearingloops 8 and 9 being made of metal or other desired material and held inplace by the same rivets which hold the loops 8 and 9 in place. Afterthe tubular member 17 of each of the arms 12 and 13 is arranged inposition as shown in Figure 1, a cotter pin or other suitable member isinserted into a suitable aperture in the pintle 18 for locking the partsagainst accidental removal.

Figure 4 shows a slightly modified construction of belt 7 which is notwrapped around part of the arm 18 but is riveted or otherwise rigidlysecured to a U-shaped strap 22 which acts in a similar capacity as theloop 9 of Figure 2. This form is very desirable where the strap 7 iscomparatively thick and is liable to break when bent.

What I claim is:

1. A safety life-guard for use in cleaning the outside of windows,comprising a flexible belt structure having looped ends, a pair of arms,each; of said arms having a vertical section positioned so as to extendthrough the respective looped ends of the belt, each of said arms beingprovided with a pair of bars extending substantially at right angles tosaid vertical section, each of said bars being formed with an eyelet atthe outer end, a tubular member for each of said arms carried in saideyelets, and a bracket for each of said arms, each of said bracketshaving a vertical pintle section extending through one of said tubularmembers.

2. In a device of the character described, a flexible central member, apair of arms hingedly connected therewith, each of said arms having apair of eyelets at the free end, a tubular member for each pair of eyelets, each of said tubular members having flared ends for preventing theeyelets from slipping oil of the tubular members, and means includingavertical pintle for supporting each of said arms, said vertical pintlesextending through said tubular members, and means engaging the pintlesfor m preventing the accidental removal of the tubular memberstherefrom.

GAETANO DI GIOVANNI.

